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Fitness Life Stories, a web center full of information for healthy lifestyle enthusiasts, will cover the first annual Vegan Pizza Competition hosted by Scott Tucker. The Philadelphia area pizza shops will start formulating pizza recipes this fall for the winter competition December 5th.

Refractometers are mostly used for various beverages and other food product testing requirements. They are known to be very accurate and help in fast measurements. It is important to buy these products from an experienced professional that can provide quality products at cost effective rates. One of the professional companies selling various designs of refractometers is Refractometersales.

Nicholas Cataldo is the founder of Bleach, a restaurant in coastal Orange County that is dedicated to the concept of merging the best of the taqueria, the cevicheria and the tapas bar into one unique location.  With fresh, locally-sourced foods and an eclectic menu featuring the best of "street food," the restaurant will celebrate the diversity of South American and California food and drink.  Now, Cataldo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to open the restaurant, including a rooftop, open-air bar.

Brewability Lab will soon launch a Kickstarter project to raise funds for brewing equipment to employ adults with developmental disabilities to brew craft beer.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to help raise awareness and donations, Public House National Harbor will be hosting 4:00 PM raffles every Sunday. Known as their "Coors For The Cure" event, tickets are $2 each, or patrons can get 3 for $5. On Sunday, October 4, the restaurant will be holding a 50/50 raffle, and additional prizes for the next three raffles will include Redskins tickets, a 32 inch HD television and a National Harbor Experience Package. There will also be Coors Light specials offered during the raffles, and funds raised will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Zotoon Group is pleased to announce the release of its 56-blade stainless steel bladed meat tenderizer tool. The tool is sold by Zotoon and fulfilled by Amazon.com. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, a kitchen tool which saves time and effort is a must for every kitchen. The Zotoon meat tenderizer allows food to quickly absorb flavors and spines.

Village Catering, a Philadelphia-based catering company, is happy to announce that they are now offering their services to cater 2015 Halloween parties, and other fall events. When homeowners, schools or other organizations are looking for a company that provides much more than delicious food, Village Catering will prove more than ideal. In fact, the company is happy to help their clients acquire wait staff, find entertainment and much more. To learn more about how the company can help take any Halloween party from ordinary to an awesome affair, please visit their website, or give them a call at any time.

Simply Unique Snacks, (SUS) a manufacturer of innovative private label products, today announced that Dario Saldana has been named vice president of quality assurance and new product development. Mr. Saldana, will assume his new duties effective immediately.

Back-to-school season is an exciting one, with a burst of social activities and new friends for kids, as well as a flurry of back-to-school shopping. However, September is also notorious for being a time when kids' exposure to germs and fall allergies can have an impact on their health and the health of their families. This season, families can prepare themselves for a healthy back-to-school experience with the help of Aroniaberry Gummy Chews from Superberries.

Vaco Supply Chain Solutions, a premier provider of supply chain and retail planning consulting services, announced the appointment of Kent Smith as Vice President of Business Development, Merchandising Solutions. In his new role, Mr. Smith will be leading all sales efforts for Vaco's Space and Category Management practice.

New startup, Nomsy, announced today that they along with The Celiac Disease Foundation Team Gluten-Free, and End Allergies Together (EAT) will raise funds to empower those with dietary restrictions. The company is set out to raise $50,000 on GoFundMe with these two organizations to support their efforts as well as finalize development for Nomsy.

As of August 2015, a new online source for restaurant and commercial kitchen equipment has launched. FoodEquipmentDepot.com is breaking into the e-commerce industry by providing easily accessible and cost efficient solutions for your establishment.

Roland Dickey, Jr. spoke on Monday's panel, "Growth Masters: NRN Top 200 Power Players." Alan Liddle of Nation's Restaurant News moderated the panel of three CEOs from the annual Top 200 List. Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. recently scored a spot on this prestigious list as one of the fastest growing chains in the nation jumping 36.9% over the 2014 list with a unit increase of 23.5%. 'We focus on what we do best and we're always looking for opportunities to improve, Dickey, Jr. said. "Best in class is a journey not a place.

"Organifi Green Juice" claims to be the one solution to keep the body function perfectly well. Whether it is about physical health or mental, this drink can reduce stress, fights against depression, detoxify the blood, reduce weight and freshen the skin.

According to a study done by the International Food Policy Research Institute, pest destroyed an estimated RM184.9 billion worth of crops production annually in Asia and stored product insects (SPI) have been identified as one of the pests that contributed to the losses.

Retail Solutions Advisors, LLC (RSA) , is pleased to announce that it is the exclusive leasing agent for Barclay Square, a popular shopping center in the Largo area. The 99,000-square-foot commercial plaza is anchored by a 44,000 square foot Walmart Neighborhood Market. Barclay Square has become a destination for shoppers in the western Tampa Bay area. It currently is 100 percent leased with about 20 tenants, from restaurants to retailers. It is bordered by Walshingham Road, which sees 27,000 cars pass per day, and Indian Rocks Road, which sees 13,500 cars per day.

Picking Perfection, sponsored by Pcdata USA, brings important and interesting information to those in the material handling, warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. From best practices to industry data, this weekly communique reports on trend data, process improvement, and technology evaluations about picking, packing, shipping and profitability.

It is difficult not to notice the television phenomenon which is The Great British Bake Off. With recent BBC figures highlighting that the third show of the series reached an audience of 10.1 million – a figure anticipated to rise over the season of the show itself - baking appears to be a highly popular area of interest. Furthermore, the focus for all things 'baking' and 'cooking' has seemed to extend to households, with many individuals as well as families aspiring to get creative in the kitchen.

Roland Dickey, Jr. has had a busy year in 2015, but his personal engagements on the conference circuit have not deterred him from continuing the aggressive growth of his Dickey's Barbecue franchise, which now offers Texas style barbecue nationwide in over five hundred locations. Roland Dickey, Jr. is continuing explosive growth plans across the Southwest by bringing its signature slow-smoked barbecue to Arizona with the addition of four future store locations following a newly executed Development Agreement. The four locations in and around the Phoenix area will be located in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Queen Creek and will be owned and operated by Phoenix resident Thomas Emmons.

Ultra-green flexible packaging company BeerPouch.com has joined forces with TalkPaq.com to create the worlds first talking beer.

The online recipe portal Palacinky.org has been launched recently with an aim to provide a complete menu on various homemade pancakes. This comes as great news for people who love to pamper their family especially kids with homemade pancakes because this particular online recipe portal offers a menu of homemade pancakes. The site also offers cookie recipes and Sunday brunches that will be absolutely loved by everyone.

The Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Conference 2015 is the industry's biggest networking event, and all the biggest names and brands will be in attendance. The MUFSO Conference is equally a great opportunity for those with aspirations of one day being a business leader in the industry to get amazing insight from the current generation of leaders. Roland Dickey, Jr. of Dickey's Barbecue Franchise, will sit on the Growth Masters Panel in the Franchise section to share such insights.

As of Thursday, September 17th, SPAGnVOLA will have a limited number of Dominica's premium chocolates bars for sale at their outlets in Gaithersburg and National Harbor. These artisan bars are made from cocoa produced in Dominica and will be for sale at $25.00 each. "The main ingredient in these bars is love and this is what's being sent to Dominica with a 100% of the proceeds from this effort" says SPAGnVOLA's head chocolate maker, Crisoire Reid.

Although Philadelphia, PA-based catering company, Village Catering, can cater weddings at their venue, they also provide off-site wedding catering services. In fact, Village Catering would like to let everyone know that they are still taking clients in need of catering services for a fall 2015 wedding. Those who are interested in having their wedding catered by the company over the next few months should get in touch with them as soon as possible. Also, with the 2015 holiday season on the horizon, no time is better than now to get in touch with them about their services.

The King of Fruits has had an awesome if not tumultuous career spanning decades. FOOD et al, a new foodie website, pays tribute by launching it's first digital magazine dedicated solely to the King, aka the Pineapple!